The Russellville Democrat., 1887-11-09
Mi.naIIananua rtams.

American Public Health Association will
begin in Memphis, Tenn, November II.
Arkansas will be represented.
Heavy planters from the northern part
of the State claim that there will be this
year twenty five per cent. more grain
sowed and cultivated than any year pre-
vious.
Judge Brewer, United States Circuit
Judge, will be in Little Rock. Novemhsr-1->
to hear and determine tks-cases tr
been set to be t.x-a before him.
The gin 1rHill g. Bro, two miles SOUTH
of Hartman, was burned a few days ago.
together with about 100 bales Of cotton
and 500 bushels of cotton seed. Loss about
s., 900; no insurance.
Governor Hughes has appointed Doug.
las p. Fleming justice of the peace ad
interim for Eastman township, Pulaski
County, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of w. J. Darby.
Dengue fever is quite prevalent at Tex
arkana.
A negro prisoner named Richard.N ~
zier, who was being conveyed ~ P
Rock by a colored deputy --5Eis-
Texas, jumped from trai1~5n the Iron
Mountain road about thirty miles ont.
The deputy sheriff he d the train stopped
and got off himself He followed his pris-
been heard of Since.
The next Legislature will elect a United
States Senator in the place of Senator
Berry.
Fire destroyed the entire business por-
tion of Trenton, except one store, a few
days ago; loss, $4,000.
Mormon missionaries are making some
converts in the Northwestern part of the
State.
A destructive fire occurred at Judsonia,
few nights ago, burning the large saw
mill of Willis Meadows, together with
about 100000 feet Of valuable lumber.
The loss is estimated at 5000; no insur-
ance.
An incendiary fire at Little Rock few
days ago, destroyed the residence OF Mrs.
Jas. Benson of the firm of Virgins & BEN
son, soda-water manufacturers, on Capital
hill. Loss, about Sl,300; no insurance.
The statistics of forty one out Of forty.
five churches, composing the Caroline
Baptist Association in this State, show the
following as to members hip for the past
year: Received by baptism, 2S4; by letter,
255; restored, 15; dismissed by letter,
23S; excluded, 40; died, a. Now in mem
bership, 2675.
Mrs Zachery, OF London, Pope County
broke an egg the other day for cooking
purposes, that contained in the yelk an
other soft-shelled egg about the size Of
partridge egg, on the inside of which was
another egg, which in turn contained
still another egg about the size of a buck
shot, making four eggs la one
Cotton men in Lawrence County seem
to think the crop will not be as short as
was at first feared. The pretty weather
.ioIy hac al. mol Ixv IA
| the number of bales about equal to the
number at this date last year, and great
deal of cotton has remained in pens wait
ing for the completion OF new gins in their
neighborhood.
| Recently Governor Hughes wrote to s.
| Fl. II. CLARK, first vice. president of the
Missouri Pacific, in behalf OF ths lumber
| men long the line of the Iron Mountain
road, stating that complaints were being
made that they had not sufficient cars for
the transpgs srsien of lumber, impressing
the fact that our lumber n.orests are be-
| coming OF great Importance, rend urging
tho company to furnish them necessary
cars. etc. Mr.. CLARK states in his reply
that short time ago an order was given
for five hundred new box cars, but until
he received Governor Hughes, letter did
not know that their interests were suffer
ing.
Ellen Jones, colored, was tried in the
| Circuit Court at Little Rock last week for
murd ering her child by inhuman treat
ment, and the jury returned a verdict OF
murder in the second degree. Twenty
witnesses were examined, and the evi.
dence developed that it was one Of the
worst cases OF moral and human depravi-
| ty in the annals of crime. She adopted
the little girl at the age OF two years. and
| Immediately began her inhuman treat
ment by beating. kicking and knocking
/ down the child. Finally she tied the little
| girls hands behind her back and put her
out in the yard, and she ran about in this
| way until she became so famlshed that
she drank out OF the soapsuds that had
been standing in the wash-tub for days.
This treatment resulted IN the child's
/ death.
Frosts have come already.
Miss Ida Thomas, daughter Of Judge j.
5. Thomas, aged twenty-one years, was
fatally burned at Little Rock a few nights
ago. She was at work near stove, and
her clothing caught and broke into blaze
before she discovered H. She ran out
doors, screaming for help, and before she
could be oyerpowered and thrown 70 the
! ground was burned from head 20 foot. Hcr
mother was attending the exposition az
the time Of the accident.
Farmers visiting the exposition during
the past week report the cotton crop in
the upland counties almost gathered, and
! say that the turn out Is az least ena.
fourth better than last year
Farmers report the corn crop for tbs
most part good.
The shipments Of cotton from Eureka
4 Springs IN October each year since the
completion OF the Eureka Springs rail.
way are as follows; 1883, bales, 1854
"a, 1885, ne; 1853 Aa0; 1851, s97. II is ex-
pscted sbe shipments for the present sea-
son wi exceed 900 bales.
Executive ciemeney has been exercised
a beAalf of 3 s Howard who VAS fsn
vicied Ia Hampstead County az the last
September term o. the Cirenit Court foi
Sraud larceny, The petition for biz pats
don was signed by the judge a,ii proses
cutsag attorney before whom he was coll-
victed and q vast number of che best @ a.
1ens of Elempsteaa County